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Russia is cracking down on activities associated with ‘religious cults’.

Apparently, yoga fits that description.

Two studios in Nizhnevartovsk have reportedly been sent letters by the local authorities in which they are asked to stop hosting yoga classes.

The letter urges the Aura and Ingara studios to ‘prevent the spread of new religious cults’ and movements, specifically identifying Hatha yoga – popular across Europe – as being ‘inextricably linked to religious practices’, the Moscow Times reports.